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Unemployment Reality Amid Stable Rates and Shifting Labor
The piece argues unemployment is not alarming now, with 3.5 million job seekers last month after a February peak of 4.7 million. It notes steady job creation lags as production rises, cites the Federal Reserve on 1 million new job seekers yearly, and explains rising unemployment costs and benefit gaps.
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Federal Reserve Board
Emergency civil defense plan urged for A bomb risk
Cities uneasy about A bomb attack may now share worries with the federal government. Washington shifts to a formal civil defense program built on studies of A bomb effects, with cities retaining defense organization and most costs. The plan aims to minimize damage while keeping national policy unchanged. Risk taking, tax cuts, and capital gains policy are debated as ways to spur investment and job creation, countering conservative incentives that could hinder economic growth.
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Truman
Washington
Welcome News
House Ways and
Florida
GM Chief Sees Five Year Pattern From Labor Deal
General Motors president Charles F. Wilson says the pension and wage concessions in the new contract with the CIO United Automobile Workers will set a pattern for productive labor relations. He stresses employer control of the pension fund, improved productivity through technology, and a cost-of-living formula that can rise or fall with conditions, aiming for stability and peace in future negotiations.
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Washington
Charles F. Wilson
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Wilson
Chrysler
Sunday school and church as the best social environment
Dr. Crane argues religion and church attendance uplift children by surrounding them with people at their best. Parker M questions the stance, but Crane contends Sunday services calm emotions and elevate morality. He urges families to make church a weekly habit and invites readers to write for his psychology charts.
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Dr. Crane
Inspecting a Nickel and a Call for Honest Change
A narrator reflects on coins and national trust after hearing a radio quiz show. He recalls Texas Guinan’s slogan implications and critiques broad dissatisfaction with Washington, Russia, parties, taxes, and policy. He travels through Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey asking leaders and workers what can be done amid rising prices and political discontent.
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Texas Guinan
Pennsylvania
New York State
New Jersey
Washington
Russia
State Department
Mapes proposal sparks debate on ape-human hybrids
A University of Virginia physiologist suggests creating a mapé by artificial mating of man and ape to accelerate ape evolution. Critics call it immoral and dangerous, while the piece argues against such crossbreeding, warning it would corrupt both species and ruin human society.
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Sydney William Britton
University of Virginia
Ethial
Brooklyn
Brooks Brothers
Mape
Mama
Bowery
Nickel with Jefferson image sparks historic coin note
A 1939 nickel features Thomas Jefferson on the front with the motto In God We Trust and Liberty. The back shows Monticello with Eluribus Unum above it, prompting a discussion in today’s column.
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Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Jefferson
McCarthy labeled liar by Lucas in early Senate clash
The morning paper reports Senator McCarthy called liar by Senator Lucas in a heated Senate exchange. District Attorney seizes gambler Erickson’s records amid a broader crime probe. Maryland bookmaker leaves estate over two million dollars. Local taxes in the community rise by two mills. A shopper notes sneakers cost rose from 3.50 four years ago to 5.95 now.
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McCarthy
Lucas
Erickson
Maryland
Silence and Sigh in Washington amid Rising Prices
A reflective note on political bickering in Washington as prices and taxes rise, with the speaker lamenting the public discourse and the nation’s divisions.
Democracy and the national motto debate in public discourse
The speaker argues that democracy grants citizens the right and duty to shape the country. They reference E pluribus unum as the coin motto and warn that paying overpriced government services yields a poor show, urging a return to the traditional motto or redefining national identity.
Stars Forecast A Dynamic Year For Those Born Today
Genevieve Kemble presents a forecast stating a sudden break may mark this as a memorable day with thrills, expanded interests, and opportunities. Birthday individuals may gain recognition and esteem for duties well done, while a child born now is blessed with talent, diligence, and practical rewards for a happy life.
Mrs Sherman Perry Re elected Girl Scout Commissioner
Twenty years ago Mrs Sherman Perry was reelected to a second term as Girl Scout commissioner of the Girl Scout Council. Other officers named included R E Blackford as vice commissioner Mrs E J Harkrader as treasurer and Miss Ethel Myers as Girl Scout director and secretary. Thirty guests attended a junior class event at Neapolitan Gardens where St John’s High School juniors hosted the seniors. Seniors listed Colette Bierman Mary Bors Florence Guerin Dolores King Roberta Koeppel Ruth Schneider Rita Wagner Betty Wright and Howard Bill.
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Sherman Perry
Girl Scout Council
R. E. Blackford
E. J. Harkrader
Ethel Myers
St. John’s High School
Coletta Bierman
Mary Bors
Florence Guerin
Dolores King
Roberta Koeppel
Ruth Schneider
Rita Wagner
Betty Wright
Howard Bill
Herbert Bauer
Thomas Regensburg
Joseph Brenner
Ralph Hummel
Charles Thier
Energies Rise With May 29 Prospects And Risks
For Monday May 29 energies and initiative surge toward major objectives through definite skills and efforts promising happiness and gratification. A threat from aggressive moves exists. Those with birthdays may see energies and plans leap forward amid strenuous action and tangible results, but a reckless action could ruin good work.
Winnipeg man finds cat on car engine after strange noise
A Winnipeg man lifted his car hood after a strange sound and discovered a cat perched on the engine. The lighthearted item riffs on odd discoveries and local humor.
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Winnipeg
Newsprint and readers shape a paper's soul in Middletown
A column reflects on newsroom realities and reader feedback. A letter from Mrs George Koeppel praises the paper as the heart of the city, calling it a big town newspaper with a hometown heart. A joke about a father's puzzling encounter with his three year old echoes local editorial tone.
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Gener
George Koeppel
Girl Scouts
South School Mother's Welfare Association
Middletown
Journal
These Days by George E Sokolsky on political corruption and probes
This piece reviews partisan battles over reform and accountability in the 1920s. It highlights Wheeler’s role in Tea Pot Dome inquiries, Daugherty’s resignation under pressure, and Stone’s later actions, noting a 1924 joint resolution accusing misdeeds in naval leases and oil contracts amid Republican governance.
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Harry Daugherty
United States
Harding
Wheeler
Teapot Dome
Coolidge
Daugherty
Harlan F. Stone
Columbia University
United States Supreme Court
Congressional Committee
Congress
They Should Go Into the Jungle With Them Again
A fragment suggests a return to the jungle life with others to live simply and normally, emphasizing a desire for normalcy and closeness. The wording hints at a rekindled plan to inhabit the jungle together, seeking quiet and ordinary living.
Secretaries Fall Indicted and Leases Canceled in 1920s Scandal
The quotation recalls Albert B. Fall’s indictment and imprisonment, the cancellation of leases, and GOP claims of honesty in government. It contrasts 1928 platform vows with later cover-up notions tied to the Tydings investigation and party fortunes.
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Albert B. Fall
Tydings
Was Columbus First To Believe Earth Round
The idea the earth is round was recognized by ancient Greeks from lunar eclipse observations, but the knowledge faded for centuries before being reaffirmed in later periods.
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